Blog

Development

The Swift Linux Port

Apple released a Linux port of Swift with the open source project launch. Users can build it from sources or download binaries for Ubuntu on x86_64 architecture.

Development

The Swift.org Blog

Apple has launched the open source Swift project and the Swift.org website. They aim to work with the community to fix issues, add features, and expand Swift to new platforms.

Movies

Look Who's Back

Look Who's Back (2015), directed by David Wnendt, adapts Timur Vermes's book. It places Adolf in modern Berlin. He wakes up in 2014. Oliver Masucci plays Adolf with sharp mimicry and deadpan humour. He thinks the world is his again.

    Books

    Make Me by Lee Child

    Make Me drops Reacher in the isolated town of Mother’s Rest, investigating a journalist’s disappearance into a dark web conspiracy. With her partner, he uncovers a sinister underground service.

    Monthly Updates

    Monthly update #0306 • October 2015

    Monthly update 306 • October 2015 • 2015-10-01 - 2015-10-31

      Monthly Updates

      Monthly update #0305 • September 2015

      Monthly update 305 • September 2015 • 2015-09-01 - 2015-09-30

        Gems

        What Happens Next Will Amaze You

        When the Snowden revelations first came to light, it felt like we might be heading towards an Orwellian dystopia. Now we know that the situation is much worse.

        Movies

        Inside Out

        Inside Out (2015), directed by Pete Docter, shows the mind of Riley, an eleven-year-old girl. Amy Poehler voices Joy, the leader who keeps smiles. Phyllis Smith acts as Sadness, soft and blue.

        Monthly Updates

        Monthly update #0304 • August 2015

        Monthly update 304 • August 2015 • 2015-08-01 - 2015-08-31

          Monthly Updates

          Monthly update #0303 • July 2015

          Monthly update 303 • July 2015 • 2015-07-01 - 2015-07-31

            Gems

            The Internet With A Human Face

            I’ve come to believe that a lot of what’s wrong with the Internet has to do with memory. The Internet somehow contrives to remember too much and too little at the same time, and it maps poorly on our concepts of how memory should work.

            Trips

            Prague Day 05

            Day 5 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.

            Trips

            Prague Day 04

            Day 4 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.

              Trips

              Prague Day 03

              Day 3 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.

                Trips

                Prague Day 02

                Day 2 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.

                  Trips

                  Prague Day 01

                  Day 1 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.

                  Development

                  Kill all browser plugins

                  In the last few years all big players on the internet, started adopting HTML5 for video streaming. Like YouTube, Netflix and all kinds of news websites.

                    Monthly Updates

                    Monthly update #0302 • June 2015

                    Monthly update 302 • June 2015 • 2015-06-01 - 2015-06-30

                      Development

                      CloudKit

                      CloudKit, a powerful framework by Apple, enables iOS developers to integrate iCloud functionality into apps, eliminating the need for custom backend code and server maintenance by providing seamless user authentication, data storage, and file management.

                      Monthly Updates

                      Monthly update #0301 • May 2015

                      Monthly update 301 • May 2015 • 2015-05-01 - 2015-05-31

                        Projects

                        Fletta

                        Fletta is a webbrowser specially designed for usages in public places, for example in hotels, restaurants, libraries, etc. It wil take cares of your users privacy.

                          Monthly Updates

                          Monthly update #0300 • April 2015

                          Monthly update 300 • April 2015 • 2015-04-01 - 2015-04-30

                            Movies

                            The Imitation Game

                            The Grey (2011), directed by Joe Carnahan, follows men who crash in Alaska. Liam Neeson plays Ottway, a hunter who guards oil workers. He knows wolves and death.

                            Monthly Updates

                            Monthly update #0299 • March 2015

                            Monthly update 299 • March 2015 • 2015-03-01 - 2015-03-31

                              Development

                              About labels and icons

                              In the battle of clarity between icons and labels, labels always win.